Boston Maru (17 February 1941)

The Boston Maru was an Imperial Japanese Navy troop transport that was launched on 17 February 1941. The ship was sent to ferry troops and supplies to the Solomon Islands during the Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942, but it came under attack from US Navy bomber squadrons on 25 August 1942 during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons. The ship was sunk by Allied torpedoes and machine gun fire during the battle.